‘Baby Driver’ Featurette: Ansel Elgort Is A Young Mozart In A Go-Kart
It’s been four years since we’ve gotten a new movie from directorEdgar Wright, and that’s just too long. Thankfully, TriStar Pictures will whet the appetites of those who loved movies such asShaun of the DeadandScott Pilgrim vs the World, because Wright’s latest film is getting a prime summer release after getting rave reviews at the SXSW Film Festival back in March.
Ansel Elgort(The Fault in Our Stars) takes the lead inBaby Driveras a young, orphaned kid whose hearing is left impaired from the car accident that killed his parents. The only way for him to effectively get through any situation is to have his trusty iPod playing music to give his life a soundtrack for him to move along with. It’s also what makes him the best getaway drive in town. A newBaby Driverfeaturette tells us everything we need to know about the character, and even gives us some insight into his makeshift father figure, a crime boss played byKevin Spacey.
While I like the insight this featurette provides as far asBaby Driveras a character is concerned, I’m still desperate to see just how music is going to keep this movie moving. Reviews out of SXSW said that the music is so in sync with what’s happening on screen that it almost feels like a meticulously crafted musical despite the lack of breaking out into song. Frankly, I think if general audiences not yet interested in the movie saw that in action they might be inclined to get excited about it.
The good news is that we’re still a month and a half away from the film hitting theaters so TriStar Pictures has plenty of time to promote this movie and show audiences what it’s really like. We’ll undoubtedly be getting at least one more trailer before then, and I’m just as excited to find out which songs are on the soundtrack as I was for the tracklist fromGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.
Baby Driveralso starsJon Hamm, Jamie Foxx, Elsa Gonzalez, Lily James,andJon Bernthal. You can see more from the movie in thetwo previously released trailers, and find out why everyone loves it so muchin our review round-upfrom SXSW, including afull review from our own Jacob Hall.
